Tag: Chile

Santiago is upgrading its public transport and has rolled out the first 100 electric buses in its new green fleet. In the next few decades, Chile wants to combat the pollution problem in its capital by making the entire transportation system completely electric.

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In central Chile, researchers are using new tools to help oenologists put out better wine, such as molecular biology to improve the quality of vine stocks, and artificial intelligence to monitor the wine in real time — which would lead to what they are calling a “plant 2.0”.

Uzbek farmers are on the front lines of an ambitious state-led winemaking drive in the majority-Muslim country. A decree published by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s office in February calls for an increase in wine exports of more than 60 percent by the end of 2021, aiming to cultivate varieties from France, Italy, Chile and the United States, along with the traditional varieties native to the former Soviet countries of the Caucasus.

Police use water cannons and tear gas against pro-Mapuche protesters in the Chilean capital after a police operation killed a young Mapuche man in the south of the country, reviving tensions and allegations of state persecution of indigenous people.

Chile: Clashes erupted as demonstrators protested over the police killing of a Mapuche man in Santiago on Thursday.
Protesters burned tyres and threw stones at police, while police fired tear gas and water cannons.
On Wednesday, 24-year-old Camilo Catrillanca was shot in the head during an operation against local car thieves.
Catrillanca was the grandson of a Mapuche indigenous leader.

Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera pledges an investigation into the police killing of a young Mapuche man that sparked protests and firebomb attacks and revived allegations of state persecution of indigenous people.